Plot Sales & Commercial Property Legal Assistant

QED Legal; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

QED Legal in Yorkshire seeks an experienced Legal Assistant/Conveyancing Assistant to support a senior fee earner across plot sales and commercial property. The role is varied, split roughly 50/50 between hands-on administrative duties and substantive conveyancing support, with real exposure to file management and document preparation.

You will join a busy team, use Track Changes, manage documents, and maintain orderly workloads while keeping matters progressing.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Conveyancing Assistant, Legal Assistant or Legal Secretary
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills
• Proficient IT and word processing abilities
• Confidence using Track Changes and document editing
• Proactive and practical approach with good workload management

Responsibilities

• Supporting with plot sales and conveyancing matters
• Assisting with elements of file management
• Providing direct support to a senior fee earner
• Organising documents and workloads
• Working with Track Changes and amending/tweaking documents
• Assisting with dictated work
• General legal secretarial and administrative duties
• Keeping matters organised and progressing
• Collaborating with plot sales and commercial property teams

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

IT skills

Track Changes

Microsoft Word

Tools

Microsoft Word

Track Changes

Job description

QED Legal in Yorkshire seeks an experienced Legal Assistant/Conveyancing Assistant to support a senior fee earner across plot sales and commercial property. The role is varied, split roughly 50/50 between hands-on administrative duties and substantive conveyancing support, with real exposure to file management and document preparation.

You will join a busy team, use Track Changes, manage documents, and maintain orderly workloads while keeping matters progressing.